NURS 110 - Exam 1Study Guide Questions And All Correct Answers.
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What is the single most effective basic technique in preventing and controlling the transmission of infection? - Answer Hand Hygiene
What are the four techniques of hand hygiene? - Answer Handwashing with soap and water, antiseptic hand wash, antiseptic hand rub, and surgical hand asepsis
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NURS 110 - Exam 1Study Guide
Questions And All Correct Answers.
What is the single most effective basic technique in preventing and controlling the transmission of
infection? - Answer Hand Hygiene
What are the four techniques of hand hygiene? - Answer Handwashing with soap and water, antiseptic
hand wash, antiseptic hand rub, and surgical hand asepsis
Cleaning practices are likely established in the first ______ years of a person's life. - Answer 10
When to perform hand hygiene? - Answer - beginning and end of shift/ when entering and leaving unit
- before donning and after doffing gloves
- when hands are visibly soiled
- after using the restroom, eating, coughing or sneezing
- after contact with bodily fluids
- before and after contact with a patient
- after touching equipment or surface that may be contaminated
- before handling medications, food, or equipment for nursing procedures
- when moving from a contaminated body site to a clean body site during patient care
What methods of hand hygiene does the CDC recommend? - Answer using antibacterial hand rub with
60-95% alcohol in healthcare setting. Unless hands are visibly soiled, an alcohol-based hand rub is
preferred over soap and water. Hands should be washed with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
when visibly soiled, before eating, and after using the restroom
When to use alcohol based gels? - Answer - used after casual contact in a clean environment with no
contact with body fluids
- "gel in, gel out" at hospital before entering and after exiting patient room
,what is the After 3 rule? - Answer After each 3 uses of alcohol based gels, a soap and water wash is
required
How to decide whether to use soap and water or antiseptic gel? - Answer The decision whether to use
an antiseptic soap or an alcohol based hand rub depends on whether the hands are visibly soiled, the
type of infections microorganism, the procedure to be performed, and the patient's immune status.
What are the top 8 ways healthcare workers contaminate their hands? - Answer - bed linen
- patient gown
- overbed table
- BP cuff
- side rails
- bath door handle
- IV pump button
- room door handle
What is the CDC? - Answer Center for Disease Control (best practice/evidence based)
What is OSHA? - Answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S. Department of Labor/
handwashing access in the workplace)
What is WHO? - Answer World Health Organization (Global Impact/ Evidence Based)
What is the Joint Commission? - Answer National Patient Safety Goal; compliance with hand washing
What are two examples of pathogens that alcohol based gels are ineffective against? - Answer C.
difficile and norovirus
what is the first step in "Standard Precautions"? - Answer Hand hygiene
, T/F : Gloves should be worn as a replacement for hand hygiene - Answer FALSE
What are vital signs? - Answer - Indicators of the body's health status (assesses status of circulatory,
respiratory, neural and endocrine function)
- Objective Measurements that give data to determine a patient's state of health and drive medical
nursing actions.
What do Vital Signs include? - Answer - Temperature, Pulse, Respiratory Rate, O2 Saturation, and Blood
Pressure
- Pain is a subjective measurement (can't be measured)
When are Vital Signs taken? - Answer - Admission
- Beginning of Shift
- As ordered by HCP
- As indicated by treatment protocols
- Surgery and postoperatively
- during blood transfusions
- Changes in patient condition
- As assessment indicates
Why are Vital Signs important? - Answer establish a baseline, monitor patient's condition, identify
problems, and evaluate responses to interventions
What are some guidelines for measuring vital signs? - Answer - wear PPE
- clean equipment
- make sure equipment is appropriate fit and works properly
- know usual range and history
- use systematic approach
- decide frequency with HCP
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